Earlier this year,
I was drooling over a Masuimi
Max photo shoot I had come across. She had two incredible-looking
women with her, dressed alike so it would appear they were twins.
Then I realized, hell, they are twins, and gorgeous, at that.
I quickly found out who these sirens were: The Porcelain TwinZ.
Later this year, I went to the Gentleman's
Club Expo in Las Vegas, where I had the opportunity to see the
Porcelain TwinZ perform one of their trademark dance routines. Can
I just tell you about the steam these two generated in the audience?
Your author is no exception, as I found myself standing there agape,
entirely missing the conversation I was supposedly engaged in.
In a quirky twist of fate, the TwinZ, known as Zero and Zen, were
generous with their time and answered a few questions for you, our
Zine audience. After hearing their responses, I admit I am as enthralled
with this engaging duo as I was at first glance.
Eros Zine: I understand that you got into the dancing scene
after some college athletics injuries sidelined you both. Was dancing
a natural medium and had you had training before?
Porcelain TwinZ: Dancing was a natural medium for us, and we
caught on quickly how to move like strippers. After a few months of
dancing, people often thought we had been dancing for years. We had
never had any formal training, but we had always been passionate about
dancing even as small children. It started at an early age with us
dancing in our underwear.
Eros Zine: Was the initial idea for you to get into the scene as individual
dancers, or was it always the plan to dance together?
Porcelain TwinZ: Dancing was never a plan. We never plotted to become exotic
dancers, and somehow turn it into a career. That was beyond any of
our conceptions. We just got into it to make a little money, and it
actually took a couple of years before we realized that we did have
something unique and different.
When we began dancing in Portland Oregon, one of us started a month
before the other because one of us was living in California. We really
had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. We had always done
everything together, so it was only natural that we would dance together
as well.
Eros Zine: You say that what you're doing is not about being sexual
with one another, but instead that you are pushing boundaries and
taboos within an artistic medium. Has this caused problems for you
in the past, with those boundaries being just a little too much for
some folks? Does it ever bother you, or have you trained yourself
to see it completely as an artistic expression, so there are no "squicky"
moments"?
Porcelain TwinZ: The boundaries we cross are a bit over the edge for many
folks. We have had to sacrifice a lot of mainstream work because of
what we do. Once the cat is out of the bag, it's all over for us.
We have a lot of artistic integrity as well, and we are at a point
in our career where we do not have to compromise our own vision for
someone else's.
Eros Zine: Was one of the reasons you adopted new names (Zero and
Zen) due to the avant-garde nature of your work?
Porcelain TwinZ: Yes, correct.
Eros Zine: Who does all the choreography for the dance/performance
art routines and which routine is your favorite?
Porcelain TwinZ: We choreograph all of our performance art pieces or dance
routines. We come up with a theme, which is usually inspired by the
music, and it develops from there. It is a very intense process.
Our current favorite piece is our Asian Military Fan Show. We are
working on a new piece right now, though, so it might change. This
piece is our favorite because it is our most elaborate piece to date.
There is so much depth to it. We were very inspired by one of our
favorite artists, Marilyn Manson.
Eros Zine: You've moved into movie conceptualization, and there's
a movie clip on your site. Have you done more, and do you have future
plans you can share with us? Have you ever been approached by the
big production houses?
Porcelain TwinZ: We have an erotic art film on our site titled, The Masked
Charade. This is a film that we wrote, directed, produced, cast,
star in and compiled a soundtrack to. It's shot on 35mm film and is
set entirely to music, all by local Portland bands. We have been unable
to find distribution to our film because it's only thirty minutes
long. We learned this lesson the hard way. However we do plan to distribute
it in the future.
We would like to shoot more erotic art films; however, it is very
expensive. We are currently seeking funding for another erotic art
film taht we have already conceptualized. If you know anyone with
some cash, send them our way!
We would also like to venture into feature filmmaking. We just finished
writing our autobiography and will hopefully be releasing it early
next year. We are in the process of seeking publication, and once
published we hope to turn it into a feature film.
Eros Zine: You're also singers, and your debut album is due to be
released soon. Can you tell us the release date? Can you explain your
style to us, and give us a hint of what we can expect with the album?
Porcelain TwinZ: Yes we are singers. As for the record, we have not recorded
it yet because we have not found the right producer to work with.
We have a very clear vision of what we want our record to sound like;
therefore, finding the right producer has proven to be quite a challenge
for us.
The record will be very avant-garde and the lyrics we wrote are very
dark and from the depths of our souls. Our style will be very unique.
We don't want to give away too much though, but think trip hop acid
jazz with a carnival twist.
Eros Zine: Yum, can't wait to hear it. You're still in Portland, and
proudly so. There seems to be a thriving underground art culture there,
which seems to have enabled you to expand your horizons. What were
the most influential things that have helped you become the powerhouse
duo you're so well known as?
Porcelain TwinZ: Dante's Sunday Sinferno Cabaret! This has given us an outlet
to perform our unconventional erotic stage shows to an audience who
thrives on more, more, more. This is where we shot our erotic art
film and it has also enabled us to bring documentary crews in from
LA to shoot us there. One documentary crew was Playboy TV's Sexcetera,
which will be airing next year.
Eros Zine: I'll be looking out for that one. Fetish seems to be a
natural genre for you to operate in. Do you feel any connection to
the fetish scene, or is it something that reached out to embrace you,
with the tinge of kink your art inspires?
Porcelain TwinZ: We fell into the fetish scene early on in our dancing career,
and it influenced us, inspired us and is the backdrop for all of our
shows. It definitely reached out and embraced us, so it came naturally
to us.
Eros Zine: What is your trademark lipstick?
Porcelain TwinZ: MAC RED lipstick and Prestige True Red water proof liner
color.
Eros Zine: Your
site is fantastic. I understand one of you handles the site while
the other handles finances. How did the split come about? Is one of
you a guru with web stuff, and the other with math? Does handling
the site mean everything, or mild maintenance with a web designer
to do the background changes?
Porcelain TwinZ: We actually share both of those duties now. We work on
the site together and we work on the finances as well, although one
may do a little more in one field than the other. Overall we run all
aspects of our business together.
In regards to handling the site, we have created the blue prints for
it and have our webby perform updates, maintenance, or any really
technical stuff. We are more of the art directors and writers, overseeing
any changes that we want made. We sometimes drive our webby nuts with
the maintenance we want done, but overall the updates are simple.
It's when we have a wild hair to redesign the entire site that we
really drive him crazy.
Eros Zine: I noticed you have a nude gallery on your site. What is
in there?
Porcelain TwinZ: Our nude gallery is the membership area that people can
join. It is full of artistic erotic nude photographs. We shoot with
photographers all over the world. We always provide our own costumes,
coming up with the overall art direction of most of our shoots. We
do our own hair and makeup, and it flows like water when we begin
to shoot. We like to do lots of posing, so it is always good to shoot
with photographers who let us be as bizarre and extreme as we want
to be.
Also in the nude gallery we have a movie theater with live performances
of our shows and other erotic video clips, a diary, performance art
gallery with photos from all of our live shows, a guest gallery with
other hot models, and goodies that you wouldn't find on the free side
of the site. We literally have thousands of photos in the nude gallery.
After spending a few hours examining their site and checking out the
extensive free galleries as well as the membership ones, I can say
that this is a journey through the mirror images of sensuality. Their
artistic expression jumps out at you, only to soothingly caress you
back into a relaxed, yet roused state before moving on to the next
wonderful creation. Personally, I intend on re-visiting this site
again and again, just to keep my eye on what these stage sirens have
dreamt and will dream up next. I highly recommend www.porcelaintwinz.com
for a lengthy perusal for fans of art, seduction, sex, kink, fetish,
expression, and fantasy.
Long live the TwinZ! |
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